Clothes-drier



(Model.)

J. H. MORLAN.

CLOTHES DRIER. No. 339,678. atented Apr- ,13, 1886.

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JAMES HARVEY MORLAN, OF LEBO, KANSAS.

GLOTHES=DRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 339,678, dated April13, 1886. Application filed October 20, 1885. Serial No. 180,412.lModel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, J AMES HARVEY Mon- LAN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Lebo, in the county of Coffey and State of Kansas,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Olothes-Driers, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had therein tothe accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to improvements in clothcs-driers, and has forits objects to furnish acompact device for this purpose,which may beeasily taken apart or folded up, so as to occupy small space when not inuse. It will be seen that it is at once simple, durable, cheap, andhandy. These objects are attained by the devices illustrated in theaccompany ing drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which-Figure 1 is an elevation. view.

The letter A indicates the lower portion, forming a bench or stoolhaving three legs, a, spread out, so as to insure its standing firmlyand prevent its being easily turned over. The legs a are secured to acircular piece of board, A, by means of screws, or in any other 8011-,venient manner. This board has a central opening for the passage of thelower part, b, of the post B, which is of a circular cross-section, fora purpose hereinafter mentioned. A little above the circular piece ofboard A is another piece of the same shape, A, also having a centralopening for the same purpose as the central opening in the piece A. Thelegs a enter the lower part of the piece A, and are securely fastenedtherein,thus forminga bench or stool, which may be detached from theupper part of the drier. Just above the circular piece A is anotherpiece, A, provided with a central opening for the passage of the postI). The piece A is provided with staples G on its opposite sides, whichare intendedto engage with hooks D, attached to the lower piece, A, andthereby fasten these parts to each other. A snap-bolt, E, provided witha spring, 6, passes through the piece A, and enters a groove in the postb, at. each end of which is a cavity or hole, G, into which the point ofthe bolt E may enter, for the purpose of holding the piece A in theproper position Fig. 2 is a plan lowered, as the case may be. On theupper side of the piece A are pivoted eight supporting-rods, I, whichextend in an upward direction and have their upper ends secured to eightarms, K K, extending radially from the post B, to which they are hingedor pivoted, preferably by having their inner ends enter the mortises HH, and secured therein by the bolts or pivots h It.

On the upper end of the post B is a ring, J, which is intended toprovide a convenient means of lifting the clothes rack or drier from thestool, when it is desired to separate the two.

The radial arms K K have galvanized-wire links or chains L securedthereto, upon which to hang the clothes to be dried, and give onafull-sized rack seventy-five feet and upward of line. A full-sized rackwill be five feet high and six feet across.

The lower part,b, ofthe post B is made round, in order to be turned onits axis, which enables the person to put on or take off the clotheswithout moving from one place to another.

In order to permit the rack to be turned on its axis, the hooks must beunhooked.

Having described my invention, what- I desire to secure by LettersPatent and claim,

I. In a clothes-drier, the post 13, having a handle, J, and slots HH,and radial arms K K, pivoted therein, provided with links L andsupporting-rods I, in combination with the circular piece A, having acentral opening for the passage of the lower part ofthe said post B, andthe circular piece A, having legs a, secured to the periphery of a lowercircular piece, A, as shown and described, and for the purposes setforth.

2. In a clothesdrier, the post B, having radial arms K K, provided withlinks L and supporting-rods'l, secured to a circular piece of board, A,having a central opening for the passage of the part b of said post B,in combination with a supporting-stool consisting of circular pieces ofboard A A, provided with legs a, the said piece A having hooks D,whereby the upper part of the drier may be attached to said stool, asdescribed, and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I aliix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

J AMES HARVEY MOBLAN.

KVitnesses:

J. W. YOOUM, A. H. Sninrns,

